Output per hour worked (GDP, constant 2021 international $ at PPP)

181 countries, 2025. Unit: constant 2021 int. $ (PPP).

First in the ranking
164.7 $
Ireland
Median country
22.2 $
half above, half below
World
23.3 $
ILO aggregate
Range
0.9 to 164.7
Burundi - Ireland

How to read it

Across 181 countries worldwide, the highest value is in Ireland (164.7 $) and the lowest in Burundi (0.9 $).

The median country is at 22.2 $: half are above, half below.

For the world as a whole, the value rose from 15.2 $ in 2005 to 23.3 $ in 2025.

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Source: ILO, ILO modelled estimates (ILOSTAT) · licence

Output per hour over time

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Ranking of countries

2025
In chart Continent Share of the highest value
1Ireland164.7Europe
2Luxembourg159.5Europe
3Norway125.6Europe
4Singapore100.4Asia
5Guyana99.6South America
6Netherlands92.3Europe
7Denmark92.2Europe
8Belgium91.5Europe
9Austria86.7Europe
10Switzerland85.8Europe
11Sweden83.9Europe
12United States81.8North America
13Macao81.3Asia
14Germany80.5Europe
15Finland80.5Europe
16France80.2Europe
17Guam75.8Oceania
18Italy74.1Europe
19Australia71.8Oceania
20Malta71.5Europe
21Brunei71.1Asia
22Canada69.8North America
23Spain68.1Europe
24United Kingdom67.3Europe
25Iceland66.4Europe
26New Caledonia65.4Oceania
27Saudi Arabia65.3Asia
28Hong Kong62.8Asia
29United States Virgin Islands61.8North America
30Israel61.1Asia
31Puerto Rico61.0North America
32Qatar60.3Asia
33Slovenia59.9Europe
34Croatia58.7Europe
35French Polynesia56.9Oceania
36Czechia56.5Europe
37Lithuania53.6Europe
38Portugal52.9Europe
39Japan52.7Asia
40New Zealand51.4Oceania
41Estonia51.3Europe
42Romania50.7Europe
43Bahrain49.3Asia
44Poland48.8Europe
45Greece48.8Europe
46South Korea47.9Asia
47Slovakia47.4Europe
48Hungary45.3Europe
49Latvia45.3Europe
50Panama43.6North America
51Russia43.2Europe
52Kazakhstan41.5Asia
53United Arab Emirates41.2Asia
54Türkiye40.9Asia
55Cyprus38.2Asia
56Uruguay38.0South America
57Bulgaria37.2Europe
58Iraq35.7Asia
59Bahamas35.1North America
60Chile34.4South America
61North Macedonia34.0Europe
62Argentina33.8South America
63Gabon33.0Africa
64Kuwait32.9Asia
65Trinidad and Tobago31.9North America
66Oman31.6Asia
67Belarus31.5Europe
68Montenegro31.1Europe
69Malaysia30.4Asia
70Mauritius29.9Africa
71Serbia29.8Europe
72Georgia29.5Asia
73Costa Rica29.1North America
74Turkmenistan27.9Asia
75Algeria27.9Africa
76Djibouti26.9Africa
77Dominican Republic26.8North America
78Egypt26.4Africa
79Azerbaijan26.4Asia
80Bosnia and Herzegovina26.3Europe
81Armenia26.0Asia
82Suriname25.6South America
83Saint Lucia23.7North America
84Iran23.6Asia
85Libya22.9Africa
86South Africa22.8Africa
87Barbados22.8North America
88Mexico22.7North America
89Cuba22.6North America
90Eswatini22.2Africa
91Botswana22.2Africa
92Saint Vincent and the Grenadines22.1North America
93Brazil21.2South America
94China20.6Asia
95Maldives20.5Asia
96Tunisia19.3Africa
97Mongolia19.0Asia
98Fiji19.0Oceania
99Albania18.7Europe
100Colombia18.3South America
101Equatorial Guinea18.2Africa
102Sri Lanka18.2Asia
103Thailand17.9Asia
104Jordan16.7Asia
105São Tomé and Principe16.4Africa
106Paraguay16.3South America
107Namibia15.9Africa
108Venezuela15.8South America
109Ecuador15.6South America
110Indonesia15.5Asia
111Belize15.3North America
112Peru15.3South America
113Mauritania15.1Africa
114Guatemala15.0North America
115Tonga14.7Oceania
116Morocco14.0Africa
117Uzbekistan13.7Asia
118Samoa13.3Oceania
119Yemen13.1Asia
120Vietnam12.7Asia
121Philippines12.0Asia
122Moldova12.0Europe
123El Salvador11.8North America
124Ghana11.6Africa
125Bhutan11.4Asia
126Cabo Verde11.4Africa
127Syria11.1Asia
128India10.8Asia
129Tajikistan10.3Asia
130Kyrgyzstan10.0Asia
131Nepal9.7Asia
132Angola9.5Africa
133Nicaragua9.3North America
134Bolivia9.2South America
135Jamaica8.8North America
136Bangladesh8.8Asia
137Laos8.7Asia
138Côte d'Ivoire8.3Africa
139Honduras7.8North America
140Republic of the Congo7.5Africa
141Kenya7.3Africa
142Pakistan7.2Asia
143Guinea6.8Africa
144Timor-Leste6.6Asia
145Rwanda6.3Africa
146Vanuatu6.3Oceania
147Senegal6.2Africa
148Papua New Guinea6.1Oceania
149Afghanistan6.1Asia
150Cameroon6.1Africa
151Somalia6.0Africa
152The Gambia6.0Africa
153Myanmar5.8Asia
154Nigeria5.6Africa
155Comoros5.2Africa
156Cambodia5.2Asia
157Zambia5.0Africa
158Chad4.9Africa
159Ethiopia4.7Africa
160Sierra Leone4.4Africa
161Togo4.3Africa
162Benin4.2Africa
163Zimbabwe4.2Africa
164Tanzania3.9Africa
165Mali3.7Africa
166Haiti3.3North America
167Lesotho3.3Africa
168Guinea-Bissau3.2Africa
169Uganda3.1Africa
170Malawi2.9Africa
171Solomon Islands2.7Oceania
172Burkina Faso2.6Africa
173Eritrea2.5Africa
174Democratic Republic of the Congo2.4Africa
175Mozambique2.2Africa
176Niger2.1Africa
177Madagascar1.8Africa
178Central African Republic1.5Africa
179Liberia1.5Africa
180North Korea1.4Asia
181Burundi0.9Africa
ILO · 2025 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

Biggest changes, 2015-2025

% change · 181 countries

Largest increase

  1. Guyana 16.8 → 99.6 +492%
  2. China 11.3 → 20.6 +82%
  3. Tajikistan 6.1 → 10.3 +68%
  4. Vietnam 7.6 → 12.7 +67%
  5. Ethiopia 2.9 → 4.7 +64%

Largest decrease

  1. Venezuela 37.3 → 15.8 −58%
  2. Equatorial Guinea 33.9 → 18.2 −46%
  3. Republic of the Congo 11.2 → 7.5 −33%
  4. Angola 13.7 → 9.5 −31%
  5. Syria 15.9 → 11.1 −30%

Continents over time

median country of each continent

Output per hour - continent medians

$

Africa Asia Europe North America South America Oceania

0 20 40 60 2005 Africa: 4.97 Asia: 12.67 Europe: 39.93 North America: 16.98 South America: 14.92 Oceania: 14.26 2006 Africa: 4.94 Asia: 14.17 Europe: 40.45 North America: 17.73 South America: 15.3 Oceania: 14.11 2007 Africa: 5.07 Asia: 14.1 Europe: 41.93 North America: 18.86 South America: 15.92 Oceania: 13.6 2008 Africa: 4.97 Asia: 14.95 Europe: 42.28 North America: 19.47 South America: 16.24 Oceania: 13.38 2009 Africa: 4.96 Asia: 15.2 Europe: 42.03 North America: 19.32 South America: 16.1 Oceania: 12.94 2010 Africa: 5.29 Asia: 15.67 Europe: 43.42 North America: 20.13 South America: 17.03 Oceania: 13.09 2011 Africa: 5.39 Asia: 15.8 Europe: 44.62 North America: 20.29 South America: 17.79 Oceania: 13.22 2012 Africa: 5.27 Asia: 16.59 Europe: 44.9 North America: 20.34 South America: 18.29 Oceania: 13.79 2013 Africa: 5.46 Asia: 17.02 Europe: 45.49 North America: 21.12 South America: 18.69 Oceania: 14.84 2014 Africa: 5.5 Asia: 17.06 Europe: 45.39 North America: 21.59 South America: 18.77 Oceania: 16.13 2015 Africa: 5.61 Asia: 17.98 Europe: 46.59 North America: 22.21 South America: 18.58 Oceania: 17.15 2016 Africa: 5.51 Asia: 17.76 Europe: 45.9 North America: 22.5 South America: 18.77 Oceania: 17.85 2017 Africa: 5.79 Asia: 18.06 Europe: 45.78 North America: 22.8 South America: 19.32 Oceania: 18.78 2018 Africa: 5.96 Asia: 18.54 Europe: 46.41 North America: 23.33 South America: 19.45 Oceania: 19.28 2019 Africa: 5.93 Asia: 18.33 Europe: 48.04 North America: 23.03 South America: 18.61 Oceania: 18.98 2020 Africa: 6.09 Asia: 17.34 Europe: 50.22 North America: 24.17 South America: 21.19 Oceania: 16.78 2021 Africa: 6.01 Asia: 17.97 Europe: 54.09 North America: 22.53 South America: 19.88 Oceania: 15.4 2022 Africa: 5.83 Asia: 17.8 Europe: 53.44 North America: 22.54 South America: 19.39 Oceania: 16.96 2023 Africa: 5.62 Asia: 18.47 Europe: 54.09 North America: 22.56 South America: 19.5 Oceania: 18.2 2024 Africa: 6.03 Asia: 19.75 Europe: 55.43 North America: 22.74 South America: 19.75 Oceania: 18.56 2025 Africa: 6.04 Asia: 20.56 Europe: 57.61 North America: 22.82 South America: 19.74 Oceania: 19 2005 2011 2014 2017 2020 2025

By continent

median country
Africa 6.0 $
Asia 20.6 $
Europe 57.6 $
North America 22.8 $
South America 19.7 $
Oceania 19.0 $

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